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Odd-Ball 1968 Lamborghini Miura Parts Lot

8/10/2008 Update: This parts lot sold for an amazing $53,100 with 6 bidders. We wonder if any of the parts will ever see the road again…

From 8/5/2008:

This unusual parts lot includes a restored 1968 Miura V-12 engine that was supposedly used by the previous owner as an office desk. The engine is beautiful and the miscellaneous other bits are in need of restoration. Find them here on eBay in a sanitary white room in Charlotte, North Carolina. Special thanks to BaT reader James D. for thus submission!

The nicest and most mysterious part of this sale is the engine, which reminds us of the cut-away display models at auto shows. The exhaust is artictically shortened and painted inside, and the twelve chrome velocity stacks add drama. We aren’t sure if it includes internal parts or not.

The sale also includes used rear suspension components and this pair of factory seats needing restoration.

And if that wasn’t enough, this front body panel is included, which looks like it may have taken an inpact on the passenger side. The seller gives the serial number of the car which originally included the engine. Perhaps this is the same car, and this impact might be the reason the engine was salvaged.

The seller claims that the engine restoration was the subject of much internet traffic and photos. A quick search yielded no information, but we are intrigued. That engine does look beautiful, but we’re a little too fearful to crack it open.